Randy has a new hairdo today--the first time we have seen him with a mohawk! (Note to Barbara Hansen: keep this in mind for his next haircut.)I looked at the 4 AM EKG output with the nurse. I'm not very good at reading them. . . there was a severe S-T depression, the P-wave was not visible, and there was a U wave. He did not have any fibrillation, just some electrical irregularity that lasted about 20 or 30 minutes. It was not clear what caused it. I have not heard anything about the echocardiogram results (an echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart).
Randy has been weak and tired, but his mind is clear. He has not stood up at all today but he is not as dizzy as yesterday. His hematocrit is low (31), but they said it is stable so they are not going to give him a transfusion.
The nurse took his temperature, which was a bit high (about 101), so she took off his second blanket and said he had to cool down. Since then he has been asking everyone who comes in to please hand him his second blanket--Barbara and Karrie finally gave in to his pleadings.
April brought in homemade applesauce, spaghetti, and peaches, which Randy has enjoyed, but he has not eaten very much.
P.S. Barbara says that since Randy can now remember his visitors we are not going to keep a running list of all the people coming for a visit. Also, even though the doctors suggested he may be home as soon as Thursday, he will NOT be coming home tomorrow. We have not heard any more about moving him from Intermediate Care, and he has to be more mobile and stable on his feet before he gets to go home.
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